Directed by:
Peter BogdanovichScreenplay:
Carol HeikkinenCinematography:
Peter JamesCast:
River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney, Sandra Bullock, Anthony Clark, Barry Shabaka Henley, Zoe R. Cassavetes, Jo-El Sonnier, Micole Mercurio (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
In Nashville, there are 10,000 singer-songwriters chasing success... with one chance in a million of getting it. For Miranda "no relation to Elvis" Presley (Samantha Mathis), that's one chance worth taking. Fresh from New York City, Miranda befriends three fellow hopefuls: shy Connecticut cowboy Kyle Davidson (Dermot Mulroney); Southern belle Linda Lue Linden (Sandra Bullock); and James Wright (River Phoenix), a cocky Texan with brooding good looks and a honeyed voice. Together they begin a rocky ride down Music City's well-worn highway, finding hope, heartbreak, happiness... and The Thing Called Love. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![River Phoenix](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267781_811fa4.jpg)
River Phoenix
USA
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Running on Empty (1988)
Stand by Me (1986)
![Samantha Mathis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267889_c849e9.jpg)
Samantha Mathis
USA
Best movies:
Sweet Jane (1998)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Little Women (1994)
![Dermot Mulroney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/089/166089848_3352cc.jpg)
Dermot Mulroney
USA
Best movies:
Living in Oblivion (1995)
Box of Moon Light (1996)
Zodiac (2007)
![Sandra Bullock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/221/166221058_7bd469.jpg)
Sandra Bullock
USA
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The Blind Side (2009)
![Anthony Clark](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440675_a9fcc7.jpg)
Anthony Clark
USA
Best movies:
The Rock (1996)
Dogfight (1991)
Paid in Full (2002)
![Barry Shabaka Henley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/616/162616214_e5c847.png)
Barry Shabaka Henley
USA
Best movies:
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Collateral (2004)
The Terminal (2004)
Zoe R. Cassavetes
USA
Best movies:
Noises Off... (1992)
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
The Thing Called Love (1993)
Jo-El Sonnier
Best movies:
Mask (1985)
They All Laughed (1981)
The Thing Called Love (1993)
![Micole Mercurio](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/434/160434465_b524ee.jpg)
Micole Mercurio
USA
Best movies:
Mask (1985)
Bandits (2001)
Gleaming the Cube (1989)
![Wayne Grace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/462/160462831_f8bbb1.jpg)
Wayne Grace
USA
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Mulholland Dr. (1999) (TV movie)
Fist of Legend (1994)
![Dale Watson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/609/160609872_a2ddc3.jpg)
Dale Watson
USA
Best movies:
The Thing Called Love (1993)
Angels Sing (2013)
Yellow Rose (2019)
Starletta DuPois
USA
Best movies:
The Notebook (2004)
Death Wish (1974)
Wolf (1994)
Paul Hampton
USA
Best movies:
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
WUSA (1970)
Winners Take All (1987)
Valeri Ross
Best movies:
Glory Road (2006)
And the Band Played On (1993) (TV movie)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
John Thaddeus
USA
Best movies:
Sea of Love (1989)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Snake Eyes (1998)
![Rick Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/428/166428591_dfd308.jpg)
Rick Hall
Best movies:
My Fellow Americans (1996)
Three Fugitives (1989)
Vice Versa (1988)
Tom Nolan
USA
Best movies:
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)
Earl Poole Ball
USA
Best movies:
They All Laughed (1981)
Murder in Coweta County (1983) (TV movie)
The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981) (TV movie)